(BBC) Labour has suspended a local election candidate and withdrawn its support due to anti-Israel posts he apparently shared on social media, it is understood.
Abdur Razaq had been running for the party in the Preston with Preston Grange ward on North Tyneside Council.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service understands Labour took action after Facebook posts shared last year came to light.
Mr Razaq has been approached for comment by the BBC.
North Tyneside Labour did not comment.
The posts appeared following the 7 October attacks in Israel, which triggered the war on Hamas in Gaza.
